Categorical Exclusion Completed

Windstream Fiber Optic Installation 183 Lumpkin & Union counties GA

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Lumpkin; Union, Georgia Blue Ridge Ranger District

Windstream proposes to install or replace existing fiber optic communications infrastructure, including but not limited to installation or replacement of underground fiber, utility cabinets, fiber on existing above-ground utility lines, guylines, and poles already supporting wired infrastructure.

Location

Union and Lumpkin counties in Georgia

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
1/1/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date
3/18/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-27d-USFS
Decision Signed Date3/18/2026
Special use management